What did you buy now?

[RhodeIslandReef]

My tank has begun to get very overcrowded and I've been thinking about thining it out a bit. Getting rid of the softies, mushrooms, yumas, leathers, etc...

Been thinking about it the last couple of weeks now and having a hard time grasping the concept of getting rid of corals that I've been collecting for several years now.

Instead I came up with one of my bright ideas... I should go out and buy a bigger tank instead... So I thought it was a bright idea until I told my wife :furious: what I went out and bought. :uzi: :hmm4:


I'm definately going to need some expert advice on how best to set this one up.

 

[darkwaterdevil]

i thought she liked the hobby and she helps you with it

 

[RhodeIslandReef]

lol she won't even add water if the overflow is making a racket.

 

[darkwaterdevil]

lol ok i guess i thought wrong al least the lill girl likes it lol "frog toes" got to love that

 

[gary greguire]

what size is the tank 120? how many overflows?

 

[RhodeIslandReef]

It's a 90 oceanic. Not sure about the overflows yet. I have to pick it up tomorrow. Probably going to buy a bunch of acrylic sheets today for the fuge and find a design on the net that I want to try. Looks like I may be spending some $$ here.

 

[NYBen]

Looks great, keep us informed.... take lots of pics!

 

[upstatedave]

nice tank!.....a reef tank isn't anything more than a glass box full of money...lol

 

[RhodeIslandReef]

Did I mention I had to drive to Boston to go pick this sucker up? It poored all the way there and back.

 

[darkwaterdevil]

i told you i was getting the 150 stand hood tank filtration base rock EVERYTHING for 200$

 

[saltfishlover06]

i want a 75 gal of bigger so i can get a small shark but i only have a 30 gal . i only can put 4 of the fish the i want in it and no shark .
i want a eal but i can only get a small 1 and a lion fish and 2 more.
thats going to be fun reading up on the fish before i get them .

 

[darkwaterdevil]

i had a snowflake eel there not hard to take care of and there friendly. i wanted to get a shark and ill i got for info is no shark in anything under a 300g tank even though some say they can be in a 180g they realy cant

 

[saltfishlover06]

thats true some of the sharks get 5' how can anyone put a tank that big inside . i want a sting ray and i need to get a small 1 . thats if i can have it in the 30 gal tank .

 

[darkwaterdevil]

there are small fresh water stingrays

 

[saltfishlover06]

nhot in salt water they are from 10" to 3' long. and i dont think i can get 1 . experts only and thats not me im good but not that good.

 

[gary greguire]

nice tank when you going to start setting it up?

 

[RhodeIslandReef]

I'm going to work on getting everything together before I actually set it up. I'm going to build a sump first.

Here's some of the equipment i'll be looking for if anyone in the area has it laying around.

1. VHO ballast/end caps/bulbs
2. 250-400Watt dual MH ballast/Reflector
3. 20 gallon long tank for sump (might just build one)
4. 300-400watt titanium heaters
5. 2-3 Maxijet powerheads
6. Misc stuff.

I just bought a pump for the return. How much flow would you say would be adequate Gary?

 

[darkwaterdevil]

are you getting rid of any of your 46 gal equpment???? i would be interested in your hood and stand and sump

 

[RhodeIslandReef]

I won't be getting rid of anything for awhile until I have everything I need to get the 90 going.

 

[darkwaterdevil]

thats ok just let me know first if you decide to sometime